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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
BITS OF LEGAL NEWS.

Judge DAILY OF the Court Common Pleas yesterday
served his decision application made by Mrs. Aida f.
Raymond counsel fee in her suit for limit
ell divorce Isaac f. ymond. She charges him with
treating cruelty and alb ind0nng her AMI Their two chill
ren He denies allegations and that they lived hap
py together his mother made trouble the result
Of winch ~ hat his wife left him.
verdict sustain the will OF Mrs. Cecilia Booth was rem
in tho supreme Court after trial before
Justice and jury By this document her prop
valued $1,000 il left u her sister Mrs eia hns
Timoney a nepew and niece; her husband Joseph A.
Booth gets nothing IL United ~ PROBATE by snrro
gate ROLLINS but appeal taken to The Genera Term
Although the will not signed at the bottom. II was
that IL hal beel duly ackDow edged before Tie sub
scribng wi nesses
lnst tho property of villa m f. ScoVl.
clerk Henry Day granted Yesterday by
of Joseph A. Head to recover
.55J 10 med SoOy short time be he away 10
>cOvi IL Canada and does not intent 10
that he has disposed Of his property with intent 10
de ~ \ creditors
surrogate loins that temporary letters OF at
min satiUn Maria He rick issue To tho
Company Letters OF administration had
been applied Celeste W. errck the cont siant
WILL by the executors ELIAS J. and Bau nan l..
Hcrlick.
Al the uit OF the silver King Tunnel Mining and Milling
Company Lawrence has granted Injunction re-
william r. oliver jr, from dspOsng OF of voting
OIj share, 81 the capital stock the company held ty
hun
Justice Lawrence denying hrs appcs
tlun PO COmmss II ac-
and place his the police pension
fund
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
TWO MEN KILLED BY A BOILER ExpLosro,

On CITY. Jan. 20.-The Wolf and Kuger group o
eight wells IN the Egypt oil district about five miles
froro this city, are pumped by one engine. all having
sucker rod Connections. The National Transit
gauger Pf the Egypt district lad occasion this AFTER
noon to run oil from this lease and connections we're
made between the boiler and the pump. len minutes
before o'clock he went to the boiler house and saw
that the steam gauge reglstered between eighty and
ninety pounds aha that there was plenty Of water IN
the boiler He ran two tanks Of OIL and went to
another lease whore he had anoher pump. About
five minutes la,er all explosion occurred which de-
moshed the boiler house and instantly killed Samuel
Mccormick, sgesfourteen, ana William Maitland, ago
nineteen. who were in charge Of the boiler. Erag-
nents Of tho boiler and engine were thrown seyersl
hundred yards in every direction outing down trees
two feet IN diameter. The of the explosion Is
mystery but pieces Of the boiler plate found are very
thin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
AFFAIRS IN THE LABOR WORLD.

PHILADELPHIA, JAN 26.-The Executive Committee OF
the Lehigh and schuyikill Coal Exchanges met to-day
decided to advance the line and city and harbor prices
OF furnace lump and steamboat cents per ton. The
Febru iIy line and city prices for white ash coal at
ScL2ykill Haven will be x2 Is for lump. steamboat.
broken egg and chestnut So for stove and small stove
ana 81 40 for pea No l.
PoITsvILLE Penn, JAN 26-Oalcials Of the Philadc-
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Company here report
their operations progressing without interruption of
kind.
PTTsBURG. Jan 26-Tle employees OF the harness tan
neries Allegheny City, have made demand for nd
in wages OF from fifteen to twenty-five cents per
day and threaten strike If increase Is granted
There SIX tanneres In Allegheny City. employing
about LOCO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
THE AMBoY CoALHANDLERs' STRIKE.

AsBuRY PARK, ~ j., Jan. 20 tSpecidl Sheriff
Connery has sworn in nearly 200 special deputies who
are doing guard duty at the big coal docks of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. Tho coal handlers
who struck several days ago have made no move
against the Ial laboTers who took their places
the docks unless to threaten them Considering Their
Of experience at the work. the Italians are doing
as much labor as expected OF them. They are fed
and lodged in one OF the large reghthOuses helongn
TO the company across tho Raritan River ut South
Amhoy. The 400 men who were empoyed in hancl ng
bitumnous coal at the shipping docks of the Pcnhsy
vana Gas Coal Company. the fennsy lvania Coal Com
pany and the Berwind-Whte Coal Mining Company
have all stopped work. The South Amhoy strikers are
perfectly satisfied with the wages paid them hut gay
knights OF Labor Last month the men earned from
$50 10 81 90 each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
SUPERVISION OF TELEPHONE COMPANIES.
ELL TO FSrABLl'H COMMISSION I'D fEoiECi
TIE PrBLIC-BRIDGE JrMrKES.


TIE PUBIIC-BRIDGE JUMPERS
ALBANY, Jan. 20 ('pccidll.-Asscmbyms Ives aud
Senator Durham introduced to-.ay bill for the
supervision of the telephone companies of the State
Ii Is modelled upon the act passed in 1879 which
authorized the appointment of the present Board OF
Railroad Commissioners. II provides for the appoint
Ineut by tne Governor of three Telephone Commits
sioncrs WHO TO be confirmed 10y tue Senate. The
500 900. which IL to be borne 10y ihe telephone CON
panirs Ii is authorized 10 lower the telephone
charges of any company when the receipts exceed 10
per cent the investment. Thy are To receive an
bual reports from the companies, investigate com
plants a.HlnSt thcm and rc1Tcss grievances. inc
cOmpa les dire ted every months to make re-
ports showing " the amount of capital actually eX
pended in their business, the tOtai amount of money
received from the pd1ilc for the use OF sphoncs t
amOInt Of money received from any Other scarce the
amount expended Tor Telephones Telephone wIIc-,
labor ordinary and eEtraOranIry repairs, iOE ralii
mana cmcnt and general occidental and other e1-
pcnscs for dividends. interest and any other purp
he report shall also cover such DINER item, as ia
snail show what part proportion of all such capita
money expended aud rccrIN cI MAS cap. ndrd
or received in each of thc localities Ia the State
within and amOng the tow ~, vilAg"s or ciiics OF
which lie cphOnIc connection may be- established.
Ex->reIkcr Erwin froscrtedJ bal fr..ncd by Con
irOler Char ~ for the taxation of inc Indebtedness Of
corr OratlUns the Controller author zcd To
tax of nrquatcr OF mill uTon cicn ger ccui OF in
crest CORPORATION may pay on bonus aud certificates
OF Indebtedness.
senator Pierce introduced a bill which. il ia sus-
prctcd /, AIMED at bridge jun, rrs. II authorizes
the trustees of tnc brooklyn BriH 20 TO frame ordi
bc observed by persons orDssing that -rot
Ii tho ordinances. disc yod thc brdgo poos
are authnrsed e. arrest The ofouder- mngs rates
are given authority to innici fine OF 5000 and I'M
prisOnmcnt for not mole tran nix months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
PROVIDING POSTAL TELEGRAPH

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-The senate Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads to-day authorized senator Viii
son. ol Iowa. 10 report an original postal telegraph bill
as "A substitute that introduced by senator Ednunds
The new bin Is made up Oi the r,t eleven sections Of
framed by tho Same committee IN the last Congress
ami reported by senator Hll. OF Colorado. These
lions provide for the establishment by tho Post
Genor OF postal telegraph system by contract
ing for the performance of tho service with exist
ing telegraph companies The Government Is required
to furnish tho offices and make provision for selling
stamps cover the charges Inc schedule or ratos Is
20 cents for twenty words where the distance or
TRANSMISSION ~ 900 miios ana cents Tor every adj
diliOnnl 100 miles provided, however that no charge for
twenty less snail more than 30 Night
ID for 1000 miles under. All
words the date To be counted. ana for tve
wods less IN excess OI twenty AN addition OF Oneifth
the rate Is to be CHARGED Iho press
are xed exceeding 30 cents for each 100
same pro rata rate each worn In excess of 100
The General Is required retain three cents
from tho charges each and pay over the
remainder the company full for its
services. The company may maintain Ito own Offices
outside the postonces the transmission OF kilograms
upon ia own rates me General reircd
vertse for sealed proposals for the performance or
the service and to ct with the npany whose pro-
posl is deemed most favorable. Tho ticn
ern Ia directed to advertise for sealed proposals 10 sI
existing lines and franchises to the and IL
The proposals. received deeme fair
enable he required TO report the Congress-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
LEGISLATION AT ALBANY.
NEEDS OF THE CAPITOL AND The PRISONS.

CATFCHIsING Mr.. BAKER-A BILL TO IMPROVE The
CONDITION OF TENEMENT HOUSES.
rvsou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
Albany Jan. 26-The taxpayers OF the State viii ne
overoyed doubtless when they hear that in the Legis
lature to-day exSpeaker Erwin introduced llappro-
priating ST. 900 900 continue work the new Capt.
tol, and Assembyman X. III. Smith bill which will
call for the expenditure of $2OO0O00 in the support
of the State prisons Mr. Erwns bill provides tor an
Advisory Board consisting Of two Republicans and two
Democrats, Governor Hill. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jones,
President Pitts and Speaker Hustled to supervise the
work on the Capitol. "A for the prisons, Isaac v.
Baker the superintendent thinks that there shond DO
an AUTHORIZATION OF So 600, 900 for them. The Com
mittee on WAYS and Means astornded to-day when
it heard Mr. Bakers request Please make an elab-
crate statement OF your reasons for desiring TINS
enormous sum, said one OF the members. .
AN elaborate statement ia not necessary" replied
Mr. Baker "You will understand simple one. The
Legislature gave 81 3OO0O0 last year with when
to conduct the prisons. took that money. manuact-
ured goods nth the aid of tho convicts and sold tho
goods All the 81 300, 900 is back in the treasury;
I want Won to give me permssiOn to take 81 .O0OOO
prosecute the work in the prisons, and shall
need ST 600. 600 more"
But will not 100000 dot" said an economical
.Yes." replied Mr. Baker 800, 900 will do, but
Won will have to pass bill month giving me that
amount of money. And could moi conduct the bust
meas part of the mana cement OF the prisons we'll
The committee resolved to think about this matter
and that OF the Capitol
Senator vi. y. Murphy tO-uiN NJ "v''P
w Drcxel Stephen Smith. Mary Putnam jacob, and
Charles +. Wingate, members OF the Sanitary Protec
tive League, introduced a bill giving the Board oil
Health OF New York largely increased powers to i'm
prove the sanitary condition of the tenement houses OF
that city. Tie measure drawn UP by the members
of the Tenement House Commission OF 1888. 1t says
No house building port thereof in the CITY OF New
York sha occupied leased or rented or tenement
conforms construction anu alpi'
tenances requirements OF This title aud "ccupo 10y
family flour ani tho halls do not 9Pn.
recIly external air with suitable win'ow without
the end u shat! not he USED M
less o the the sam
Boarl OF ieah light ventilation, plumbing and dra u
age or subject tic conditions permit In wiring from
IA al Health.
The Boar, the requson Of the Board OF
II, aih sha detail Ol sail Board oil Health Tor
purpose ~ the provisions oi hr SAM
and OF the To trnemruis an lodging
exceeding suit able b"rs AMI men OF
- the police
provided that tie Board Health shall p1y monthly To the
equal Ia tho OF all obic II anu M
detailed. nj cen at the officer and men dr
tailed shall Employed exclusively Ia the enforcement O LILO
q encncnt lodging huut's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
THE COURTS

MARITAL TROUBLES OF THEATRICAL PEOPLE
Mrs Althea T. Bowdrow yesterday applied to Justice
Lawrence the Supreme Court for smony and counsel
fee She Joseph Hart Bowdrow. who Is known
the variety stage Joe abo ute divorce
cnsng him OF undue Intimacy with Kitty Wells variety
actress An adavit bv BOwdow presented In which no
back before since her marriage
and charged her with propretes with an ctor name Nc
onad An affidavit bv Kitty Wells denies the charges
that her intended husband has broken
his engagement with her account OF thom The counsel
plaintiff declared that Mrs. Bowdrow was respecta
she eoped with her present husband The
decision reserved
In the case Peter McGone who OF the ond men,
in Dockstaders minstre 10 known as Peter Mack and
whom his committed for contempt OF
obeyng the order directing him TO pay her coun
fee $3.50 and xl5 alimOnv In her SUIT for
divorce Justice made Ter directing that ne
SO and gives 800 her counsel before next
SATURDAY he be ermittei February to offer excuses
dsoedence The defendant says that his SALARY has
reduced worth much as an end
he before the trouble with his Vile He says sho
addicted to liquor and did not have good character WHOM
ban rriAt hap
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27

mtted to the Appraisers at NewYork Boston, PhladeI
phia Baltimore and Chicago aud each reported that the
vessels are commercially known jugs and not bot
ties Fairchd has decided that they
are subject tho duty of three cents each imposed
on bottles The Secretary Of the Treasury has adopted
tho views Of tho that mahogany sawed
In papks or boards duiabe under the tariff at the
OF per 1000 feet instead Of at the rate OF IS per cent
I'D valOrem
APpoIxrxEST-The Secretary OF tho Treasury to-day
appointed Jesse Abrahams of Virginia to DO Deputy
Controller Of the Currency vice Snyder. resigned Mr.
Abrahams formerly clerk in tho treasury Depart
ment having entered under Civil Service rules during
President Grants but subsequently left the service
and il now engaged teacher In private school In
tbia CITY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
DETERMINED ACTION OF p LORrLLAID & co.

Another hundred OF the Lorilldrl tobacco factory
strikers returned To work yesterday and nearly all the
evidences OF strike have disappeared from the factory
The issued the following Crcuiar Yesterday:
To our EMPLOYTs: We Yesterday waited by q
composed OF about hundred OF
clAiuiuh represent that porun Of urte not
who place before their statement o. tc for
the strike on the IA INST
The committee nOimcd "a q TIE reduction In wages
10 cent some classes 81
labor averaging than pcrCcat or entire
roll thai impossible THIS To Ice restored az present
and distribution II wurS individual tonaints ETC. etc. ths
Loilard IT, would give them hs personal attention
possible such upon nvrs satOn pIove7 Ia
well fouuei would be renclied this bass would
work without prejudice 10
STRIKE excepting tain specified psrties
been disc haired for di-ODe ing orcT> that Tie
business must on. AMI IS Ne hid waited
entity for employees state the OF
their dissatisfaction this proposition must b" accepted by
H. suul take steps !" pnt our factories ia
tul operai on with"nt Their forma gIeouent
aDOVr proposition IA rejected
that t.i- tion
icrl 81 employees aud therefor"
those TO I~iuru 10 Work un' ohdiii'd 10
report the "a try ia week. during w'rkn EOnrs ~
make - reduction IN the number ot our opera
bile them make in tine. 4 VAL be necessary
their required We such our elton.
al their with the sink J. lc gnoirl and that
which have been brought 10 our notice are e. r.
prompt attention
ANY desr return ~ work - above who To onr
led ini+ prevent others rom dom;
employ cd al Tine i. LOEiLLAKD & CO.
Jersey Cuy Jan. IS. 1851 q Pm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
THE HIGGINS FACTORY STRIKE ENDED.

The strike in H. s. Higgins Il cos carpet factory Is at
an Cni and the $500 men and women who went on
strike Monday will return to work to-day A
mtee from District Assembly No l2G, Knights OF Labor
met H. 5. higgins and State Arbitration Commissioner
donovan at Mr. Higgins, office Yesterday and talked the
matter The Of the settlement said TO be
ls follows The discharged hands to be renstaed
Representative OF the hands shall talk over all grievances
aud shall have power 10 adjust Them lhe mil shall be
considered union mill ana the delegate shall have power
all cards. Inc euiplOyes agree TO accept "a
per e reduction from the present scale
After this agreement had been reached meeting OF
the strikers called for p. la WcnGells Assembly
Rooms la Vest rty-lOuithst At r. III. the meeting
ADJOURNED and District Master Workman John MorIlsoa
olcisy declared the strike of and ordered the strikers
back TO work this u.oIniug
In accordance with the agreement notice of i've per
cent reduction Ia wages posted IN the factory ycster
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
VIOLENT sTKIKERs IN NEw-JERsEY.

CHASING NUMBER OF INNOCENT PoLHs-NEw
MEN REFUSE TO WORK.
: Further violence marked the progress of the coal
striks in Jersey City yesterday. party of fifteen
Poles IRON Wnsns's Mills. Luzerne County, Penn,
arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at midnight
Tuesday. and started 10 walk to Hoboken. They
on their way Europe and had passage tickets the
North German Lloyd steamer Trave which sailed yes
terday. They inquired tor the nearest way to the
stea,nshp pier and were directed to walk through
Groye-st- About / a. IN. they had reached the Della
ware Lackawanna and Western Railroad bridge,
where the uOy Hogan was shot, when they we're set
upon by a large gang OF strikers armed with clubs
sticks etc. The attacking crowd were evidently under
the impression that the POes were scabs who were
TO take the place of the strkers The Poles fed In
terror, but pul sued AMI OF them brutally
beaten. One OF them, who gave his name as George
Barana, was knocked down. kiczed and dubbed until
he as UNCONSCIOUS. Policeman Terwiiger beard the
disturbance and blew call whistle hich summoned
several other policemen. lie their arrival the MOB
had scat red 5aiana found lying the sidewalk
unconsc Gus aud bleeding. He removed to the City
Hospital. At first it was thought tat his injuries
would prove fatal but in tho afternoon he rallied.
Ch ct o3roos Murphy detailed bis entire force OF de-
tectives on tho case.
new and une xpected diff .ulty occurred yesterday
ct the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western wharves.
AT noon about 200 OF the men. chiefly Bohemans,
refused 70 work any longer Inspector LANCE who hss
charge OF the Jersey CITY police on duty there, was
sunmcnsd and succeeded IN Learning what the di6i-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
suoEMAKERs' TROUBLES TO BE SETTLED.

1t possible that the threa lockout OF shocinakes
will he averied. Nearly all yesterday afternoon con-
held between the Executive Board OF Dis
triC Assembly No o. Knights OF Labor and the EXccu
tive Committee OF the shoe Manufacturers Association
the Office OF Arthur Kenny No % college place, trying
ADJUST the difficulty 1t Is hoped by both sides that
the affair has been settled. The trouble III the inst
place In the shop OF Gardiner ~ Estes. III West Four
tcenh-st, whose FOREMAN man named Hart discharged
cmploye. alleging dishonesty An investigation
slowed that the false, ana the union de
uandcd that e be IcnSat.d The iru. which had been
driven away from Philadelphia on account OF troubles
with knights OF Labor refused 10 grant the demands
OF the aud they struck. The matter suDDitlc
citation ana II recommended that the men return 10 work
pending arbitration This they declined TO do unless
Foreman Hart also laid of. The strike Is sim going
In the meantime hcheme or arbitration had been
devised between the TWO executive committees aud Was
admitted "A couple of weeks to the local assemblies
in District Assembly No 81, and the men made demand
for per cent advance in wages. The bosscs were viii
this II the plan arbitration accepted.
they word to the Executive Board or No.
81 that ii the plan not accepted by Mon lay last they
would take other At the meeting yesterday u
planned that all OF the locals had not had time
report the plan. More time granted and the
nttees went to work TO prepare scales Of prices for tho
different shops There Is little doubt that the plan will
he accepted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27

LABOR AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
A COMMITTEE OF THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR ASKS
THE PRESIDENT TO EXERCISE THE VETO.
WASHINGTON, jan ga letter OF which the following
Is a copy to-day President Cleveland by tho
National Legislative Committee Of the Knights OF Labor
WASHINGTON u. c., Jan. "a, 1887.
Mr. PRESIDENT: This committee representing the hfsest
body OF organized workers the Nation numbering as hey
with their epenfants 5O0O0OO or nearly enn
OF the whole people. and in interest three ,ourths
81 them the United States desire TO call YOUR
attention Senate bill No l.632 lanh known
bill regulate commerce. FIRST wedesHr 70
side questions nv0ivet III tis
bill large body OF producers cvnsmers VINO are SIM
habits OF life and their methods or doing business
and purse and their habits aud methods OF ving
they made simple ana plain 80 Ihat
able their claims before the courts OF
the land without having content with legal tchncaltes
determinations arising Of thor inability 10 pay TOT
the ablest ega, talent In the land tn ms sespec'
Therefore We desire TO call your attention ion no 20
this and afew other objectionable features OF the Dill we
regard the following objections ~ fundamental ~ Ihe
Commission clause (2 tho arbitrary mower conferred upon
the CORNERSTONE @ the exclusive jurisdiction gwen to the
the az the acknowledged uncertainty To the meaning
respectfully to veto the Dill
We remain yours respectfully, - -
RALPH BEAUMONT
JOHN J. MCCARTNEY.
JAMES CAMPBELL.
National Legislation Committee, knights Of Labor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
SUING THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD.

John Gen honorabiy discharged soldier having passed
civil service examination and having been placed
Of eligible candidates that he Is preference
appointment under the law lie that cober
1885 when he passed his examination vacancies
which he tei have been filed without giviag
place. this ground sued the Board OF civil Service
issoners this city, claiming $1,000 DAMAGE Tie defend
ants demured 10 the complaint the ground that d NOT set
sulfc constitute of action Judge
Enrich OF the City In which the action brought.
has sustained the demurrer He facts set orfh
Omitte that
they required by law to DO have done anything for
bdden by stafute While the palnf has vested right
appointment he has right ~ such privilege and
pre- the statute c0nfers him; but the facts
alleged do show the defendants In
cradle failure OF the plaintiff 70 the bene
MI bs ala ufe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Wedne

WASHINGTON. Wednesday Jan &C.
TUE HARP or ERN.-scnator Riddlebergers desk Is
ornanented this morning with ma snilcent floral harp
two feet or more In leugth.
PARDoSED ny THE PRssDENr.-The President has par
doned James d. Cummings. convicted In January 1883.
OF making laso vouchers III what known tho Naval
fraud cases ana sentenced to imprisonment In the Dis
time OF imprisonment would have expired to-day Mud tho
pardon roiuits tho tine.
CUsToMS DkcisioS.-The United States Appraiser OF
NowOrieane recently raised the question whether tho
stone vessels used for holding gin, oc, arc CONNER
eisly known 20 bottles jugs The question was sub